--- title: "SMA vs Solis: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is SMA or Solis more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Solar inverter brands set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/sma-vs-solis-inverters" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # SMA vs Solis: Which is searched more in Australia? Is SMA or Solis more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Solar inverter brands set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: SMA and Solis - **Competitive set**: Solar inverter brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **SMA Share of Search**: 4.1% - **Solis Share of Search**: 10.5% ## Is SMA or Solis more popular in search? - In September 2026, Solis had more branded searches than SMA among solar inverter brands in Australia. Solis had about 1,000 branded searches, while SMA had 390. Solis made up 10.5% of all solar inverter brand searches we track, and SMA accounted for 4.1%. - Solis was ahead of SMA in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SMA’s share of searches among solar inverter brands in Australia moved from 3.3% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 390. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Solis’ share of searches among solar inverter brands in Australia moved from 8.8% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1K. ## Top solar inverter brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, SMA was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Solis did not appear in any of the four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sungrow | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Fronius | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Enphase | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | GoodWe | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | SMA | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | SolarEdge | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Huawei | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Growatt | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Solis | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Fox ESS | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about solar inverter brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best solar inverter in Australia?": 1. Sungrow, 2. Fronius, 3. GoodWe, 4. Enphase, 5. SolarEdge - Asked ChatGPT "Which solar inverter brand is the most reliable?": 1. Fronius, 2. Sungrow, 3. Enphase, 4. SMA, 5. Huawei - Asked ChatGPT "Should I get microinverters or a string inverter?": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "solar inverter": 1. Sungrow, 2. Enphase Not named in any answer: Growatt, Solis and Fox ESS. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia solar inverter brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, SMA overtook Enphase to rank 6th among solar inverter brands in Australia, with 4.1% of the searches. - In September 2026, Solis gained share of searches among solar inverter brands in Australia, from 7.8% to 10.5%. ## Month by month | Month | SMA estimated searches | SMA Share of Search | SMA rank | Solis estimated searches | Solis Share of Search | Solis rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 480 | 3.3% | 6 | 1.3K | 8.8% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 480 | 3.7% | 6 | 1.3K | 10.1% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 390 | 3.2% | 7 | 1.3K | 10.7% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 480 | 3.3% | 7 | 1.3K | 9% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 480 | 3.8% | 8 | 1.3K | 10.3% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 480 | 3.3% | 9 | 1.6K | 11% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 4.3% | 7 | 1.6K | 11.7% | 5 | | May 2026 | 480 | 4.1% | 7 | 1K | 8.6% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 390 | 3.8% | 7 | 880 | 8.6% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 390 | 3.7% | 7 | 880 | 8.4% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 320 | 2.9% | 7 | 880 | 7.8% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 390 | 4.1% | 6 | 1K | 10.5% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SMA’s and Solis’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **SMA**: Measured on the search term “sma inverter”. - **Solis**: Measured on the search term “solis inverter”. - [SMA profile](/demand/au/brands/sma) - [Solis profile](/demand/au/brands/solis-inverters) - [All solar inverter brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-solar-inverter-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is SMA or Solis more popular in search? In September 2026, Solis had more branded searches than SMA among solar inverter brands in Australia. Solis had about 1,000 branded searches, while SMA had 390. Solis made up 10.5% of all solar inverter brand searches we track, and SMA accounted for 4.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "SMA vs Solis: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/sma-vs-solis-inverters This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/sma-vs-solis-inverters. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.